Roles of the Parliament in Developing Laws to Enhance the Capacity for Cultural Tourism Management

Abstract

The objectives of the research on the roles of the parliament in developing laws to enhance the capacity for cultural tourism management are 1) to propose guidelines for enhancing cultural tourism management capacity to provide a basis for decision-making of policy agencies to the parliament, and 2) to propose the role of parliament in formulating laws and government policies to enhance the capacity for cultural tourism management. This is qualitative research collecting data through structured and in-depth interviews from public sectors, namely lawyers, legal officers, prosecutors, judges, academics with experience in law and cultural tourism, tourism enterprises/ tour companies, shops/souvenir shops, passenger drivers, business owners, and residents and/or stakeholders in cultural tourism in the research area. A purposive sampling method was used to select a total of 30 participants, and the data were analyzed to draw conclusions. The investigation yielded the following findings. First, the success of maximizing the capacity of cultural tourism management can create a competitive advantages through production for business. Cultural tourism can be implemented to strengthen competitive capabilities and mechanism can be utilized to drive tourism with cultural innovation. Second, the parliament can propose amendments to the draft law to create a legal framework that reflects new concepts related to cultural tourism issues. The parliament also has a role in monitoring the implementation of enacted laws to ensure compliance with regulations related to cultural tourism.